Engineering Program Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Oversight and Coordination: Oversee all engineering tasks, ensuring seamless integration of designs, processes, and automation across the subgroup.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for technical activities; identify, define, and coordinate key efforts to support the program, leveraging additional staff as needed.
• Develop and manage project/program plans and technology roadmaps to align with IPT objectives.
• Collaborate with the IPT on new product, process, and equipment designs to ensure smooth transitions into manufacturing.

Mentoring and Development

• Mentor direct reports (Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Controls/Automation Engineer, Engineering Technician) in engineering best practices.
• Establish and execute personalized development plans to advance team skills and career progression.

Communication and Status Reporting

• Collect and communicate technical status updates to the IPT team and external leadership on a regular basis.
• Facilitate technical decisions, resolve subgroup conflicts, and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Interface with internal/external customers on technical matters and lead the technical sections of proposals to cover manufacturing requirements.

Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis

• Perform or guide troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for product, process, and equipment issues to enable rapid recovery and preventive measures.
• Audit procedures and review manufacturing procedures from the Industrial Engineer for technical feasibility and program alignment.

Process and Performance Definition

• Define new process performance requirements and analyze production metrics/trends to pinpoint KPIs, risks, and improvement areas.
• Assign and validate corrective actions to restore KPI compliance.

Capital and Productivity Projects

• Identify and drive productivity improvement projects, integrating process, design, and automation enhancements.
• Coordinate technical aspects of capital projects, recommending equipment/infrastructure based on subgroup expertise and ensuring integration.